魂牵梦萦

النطق: hún qiān mèng yíng المعنى الحرفي: Soul pulled, dreams haunted

الأصل والاستخدام

This idiom describes the soul (魂) being pulled (牵) and dreams (梦) being haunted (萦). It depicts longing so intense it occupies both waking and sleeping thoughts. The phrase captures obsessive yearning. Modern usage describes missing someone or something so deeply that thoughts of them pervade consciousness - the homesick, the lovesick, anyone consumed by longing.

أمثلة

الإنجليزية: "Her homeland remained constantly in her thoughts."

الصينية: 她魂牵梦萦地想念着故乡。